ORDINANCE NO. 2776-05

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AMENDING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 19.12 AND CHAPTER 19.44 OF THE SUNNYVALE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO ZONING DEFINITIONS AND SIGN REGULATIONS

          THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

          SECTION 1.    SECTION 19.12.130 "L" AMENDED.  Section 19.12.130 "L" of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

            Section 19.12.130 "L"

    (1) – (8)    [Text Unchanged]

    (9) "Logo" means a distinctive graphic symbol identifying a use, product or company.

    (10) – (14) [Text Unchanged]

          SECTION 2.    SECTION 19.12.130 "M" AMENDED.  Section 19.12.130 "M" of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

            Section 19.12.140 "M"

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    (5)  "Multi-Tenant" means multiple businesses or franchises on a lot, including separate service businesses that are not dependent on the sale of goods from other businesses on-site.

          SECTION 3.    SECTION 19.44.020 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.020 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

            Section 19.44.020 Types of signs and related regulations.

    (64)          Traffic Directional Sign.  A sign which serves to control traffic, parking and pedestrian movements on private property.  In addition to those ground signs otherwise authorized by this chapter, the director of community development may permit the establishment of traffic directional signs provided that each such sign:

(a)  Shall not exceed four square feet in area per face, if located within ten feet of a public right-of-way;

(b)  Shall not exceed seven  feet in height, if located within ten feet of a public right-of-way;

(c)  Shall conform to the design criteria set forth in Section 19.44.110; and

(d)  Shall not be included in calculations of sign area or number otherwise required by the terms of Section 19.44.140.

          SECTION 4.    SECTION 19.44.020 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.020 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

            Section 19.44.020 Types of signs and related regulations.

    (1)  Address Sign. The official street address of a building or part thereof, consisting of numbers alone or numbers and the street name. Address signs in conformance with Section 19.44.110 are required for each ground sign established pursuant to Section 19.44.140(c). Address signs with copy height no less than six inches and no greater than two feet are exempt from the regulations set forth in this chapter.

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    (3)  "Large Inflatable Object" means a balloon or other object that is inflated with air and exceeds 14 inches in any dimension when inflated.  Large Inflatable Object includes “Bounce Houses.”  A “Bounce House” is a large inflatable structure which, when filled with air, provides a good surface for bouncing.  Bounce Houses are typically covered structures, and often their design incorporates a whimsical theme, such as a castle, car, dragon, etc.  In commercial zones or with permitted commercial uses in nonresidential zones, a Bounce House may be displayed without a permit provided that:

    (a)  The height of the Bounce House does not exceed the height of the building in front of which it is displayed; and

    (b)  There is only one Bounce House displayed per business entity; and

    (c)  The Bounce House is displayed only between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and twelve p.m. on Saturday and/or Sunday or federal holidays.  Display of a Bounce House on weekdays requires a temporary commercial sign permit.

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          SECTION 5.    SECTION 19.44.110 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.110 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

            Section 19.44.110 General requirements for signs.

    (a)    [Text Unchanged]

    (b)    Address Sign Required. Each ground sign established pursuant to Section 19.44.140 shall incorporate the official street address of all uses on the property.  If a ground sign has not been established, addresses shall be displayed on the building. The street address may consist of numbers alone or numbers and the street name. The copy height of address signs shall be no less than six inches and no more than two feet. Address signs in conformance with Section 19.44.020 shall not be included in calculations of sign area.

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          SECTION 6.    SECTION 19.44.120 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.120 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:

            Section 19.44.120 Temporary commercial signs.

    A temporary commercial sign is not permitted on property zoned exclusively for residential use. On any commercially zoned lot or any lot in any nonresidential zone for which a discretionary zoning permit has been issued for a commercial use, a temporary commercial sign may be permitted subject to the following:

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    (b)  Frequency.  No more than nine temporary sign permits shall be issued per calendar year for any business.

    (c)    Duration. A temporary sign permit is valid for nine consecutive days, or in the event of a grand opening, for sixteen consecutive days. Large inflatable objects are allowed only for grand openings for a maximum of sixteen consecutive days.  More than one temporary sign permit may be issued simultaneously, provided that signs are not displayed for more than thirty consecutive days or more than sixty days per calendar year. Permanent unenclosed uses may display temporary signage for not more than 80 days per calendar year.

    (d) – (i)     [Text Unchanged]

          SECTION 7.    SECTION 19.44.140 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.140 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended by modifying Section I(A) of Table 19.44.140(b)(1) as follows:

TABLE 19.44.140(b)(1)

Wall Signs Area Regulations¹

          [All other sections of Table 19.44.140(b)(1) remain unchanged]

          SECTION 8.    SECTION 19.44.140 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.140 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended by modifying Table 19.44.140(b)(2) as follows:

TABLE 19.44.140(b)(2)

Wall Sign Copy and Logo Regulations

               ¹   When copy with both upper case and lower case letters is used, the letters g, j, p, q or y   may extend below the line of copy, provided that the individual letters do not exceed        the maximum copy height allowed.

          SECTION 9.    SECTION 19.44.140 AMENDED.  Section 19.44.140 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended by modifying Section I of Table 19.44.140(c) as follows:

TABLE 19.44.140(c)

Ground Sign Regulations

          [All other sections of Table 19.44.140(c) remain unchanged]

SECTION 10.  EXEMPTION FROM CEQA.  The City Council finds, pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3), that this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it is not a Project which has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.  The Council therefore directs that a Notice of Exemption be filed with the Santa Clara County Clerk in accordance with Section 14 of the Sunnyvale Guidelines for the implementation of CEQA.

          SECTION 11 .  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption.

          SECTION 12.  POSTING AND PUBLICATION.  The City Clerk is directed to cause copies of this ordinance to be posted in three (3) prominent places in the City of Sunnyvale and to cause publication once in The Sun, the official newspaper of the City of Sunnyvale, of a notice setting forth the date of adoption, the title of this ordinance, and a list of places where copies of this ordinance are posted, within fifteen (15) days after adoption of this ordinance.

Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on March 1, 2005, and adopted as an ordinance of the City of Sunnyvale at a regular meeting of the City Council held on March 8, 2005, by the following vote:

(SEAL)